Early humans' forays into Europe the subject of international $1.81 million project

Indiana University Bloomington will join seven partners in Britain and the Netherlands to investigate early human settlements in Europe. The $1.81 million (1.1 million pound) Leverhulme Trust grant, spearheaded by the Natural History Museum in London, will be distributed to collaborators over four years. Paleontologist David Polly oversees IU Bloomington's participation in the Ancient Human Occupation of Britain (AHOB) project.   Full Story >>

Media study at IU Bloomington reveals critical preservation needs

Indiana University Bloomington holds more than 560,000 audio and video recordings and film reels, many of which are historically significant, all of which are actively deteriorating. And the window of time to save these materials is closing fast.   Full Story >>

With only 50 remaining speakers, tribe's Nakota language to be preserved by IU anthropologists

The National Endowment for the Humanities' "We the People" project has awarded a group of Indiana University anthropologists $250,000 to transcribe, translate and publish the oral literature of the Assiniboine, a northern Plains Indian tribe with only about 50 living members still fluent in the tribal language of Nakota.   Full Story >>

Hoosier history buffs can learn about archaeological sites and artifacts during September

IU's Mathers Museum honored with prestigious grant from Institute of Museum and Library Services

A new exhibit exploring humanity's cosmic, terrestrial, biological and cultural origins will be opening in Bloomington in fall 2010, thanks in part to a $149,000 grant recently awarded to Indiana University's Mathers Museum of World Cultures.The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the grant in support of "From the Big Bang to the World Wide Web: The Origins of Everything."   Full Story >>

IU anthropologist's project looks to expose, protect riches of Central Asia

Kubat Tabaldiev of Kyrgyzstan traveled six thousand miles from one of the most culturally diverse sites on earth to watch members of the Ojibwe tribe perform Native American dances in Michigan. He loved the experience so much that he couldn't wait to get back home and share what he learned.